RUMOR MILL
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
MARKETSHARE AT THE THREE-QUARTER POLE: TOP 25 ALBUMS AND SINGLES
We follow our breakdown of group and label marketshare after three quarters with the Top 25 albums and singles, necessarily encompassing streams as well as sales.
Here’s a stat that tells you all you need to know about this state of music and the biz in 2016: Tracks from Drake’s Views have been streamed 2.4 billion times YTD. To put things in perspective, the top 100k songs on Tidal have been streamed 2.1b times combined for the same period. Dude’s having one helluva year, and he all but predicted it months ago—see above.
THE MUSIC OF CLIVE COMES ALIVE AT CARNEGIE HALL
That's what friends are for. (5/1a)
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THE NEW UMG
Gosh, we hope there are more press releases.
TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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JAMES KING: THE HITS INTERVIEW (PART ONE)rumor mail
